The strength of the Philippines’ macroeconomic fundamentals is creating a bigger role for the country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), with its integration into the region aided by its growth in trade and investment, debt, equity, tourism and migration, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

The “Philippines’ integration with Asia is increasing,” Iwan Azis, head of the Office of Regional Economic Integration at the ADB said at the launch of the bank’s “Asian Economic Integration Monitor” on Tuesday.

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